A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
2
(in full liege lord) A king or lord.
3
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
adjective
1
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.
a liege lord
2
Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.